Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is a crematorium and columbarium complex located at Mandai Road in Mandai, Singapore. The complex is operated by the Government of Singapore under the National Environment Agency. It is one of three government crematoria in Singapore, the other two being the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Yishun Columbarium.
Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium is located not far from Yishun New Town.
This complex is one of the final resting places for many Singaporeans due to the country's limited landspace to host cemeteries for the dead.
History With Mount Vernon Crematorium, the only government crematorium reaching its maximum capacity in the late 1970s, a need for a second crematorium arose. The Government chose a plot of land at Mandai to build Singapore's second crematorium. Completed in 1982, it consists of 4 big cremators and 4 small cremators, and 1200 niches. Shortly after its opening, it was designated to cremate exhumed remains from closed down cemeteries in Singapore.
In 2000, the government decided that all cremation services would be consolidated at Mandai. So, a new extension was built just south of the original complex. Completed in mid 2004, this complex comprises four service halls, four viewing halls, 12 cremators and one waiting hall, replacing the Mount Vernon Crematorium, which closed down on the same day the new complex opened. The columbarium was also expanded to include remains displaced from the closure of Mount Vernon Crematorium as well.
To meet the growing demand of the island's population, an extension of Mandai Crematorium, known as Mandai North Crematorium was built and opened on 15 August 2025. Mandai North Crematorium will house six service halls and 18 cremators upon its completion.
Notable cremations Death YearNameNotes 2004 Huang Na 8-year-old girl brutally murdered by Took Leng How, who was subsequently executed in 2006. Goh Sin Tub Pioneer of Singaporean literature 2005 Wee Kim Wee 4th President of Singapore Wee Chong Jin 1st Chief Justice of Singapore2006 Lai Kew Chai Ex-High Court judge S. Rajaratnam 1st Senior Minister & 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lim Kim San Former Minister of Finance, Minister of Communications, Minister of Education, Minister of National Development & Minister for Sustainability and the Environment 2007 Reuben Kee Amongst the 5 victims of the 2007 Tonlé Sap dragon boat accident2010 Goh Keng Swee 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Balaji Sadasivan Singapore's Former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kwa Geok Choo The wife of 1st Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 2012 Toh Chin Chye 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tan Boon Teik 2nd Attorney-General of Singapore Emma Yong Mediacorp actress and member of Dim Sum Dollies 2015 Lee Kuan Yew 1st Prime Minister of Singapore 2016 S. R. Nathan 6th President of Singapore 2017 Tan See Lai Pioneering Singaporean newscaster, television producer and educator2018Koh Sok HiongThe wife of 4th President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee 2019 Aloysius Pang Singaporean artiste who died during reservist training in New ZealandBai YanVeteran Singaporean artiste 2020 Yong Pung How 2nd Chief Justice of Singapore 2021 Ling How Doong Former opposition MP of Singapore Democratic Party 2023 Richard Hu Longest serving Minister Of Finance2024 Wee Cho Yaw Former UOB chairman and businessman Ch'ng Jit Koon Former Senior Minister Of State Lee Wei Ling Singaporean neurologist, only daughter of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew 2025 Moses Lim Singaporean comedian and actor 2026 Liu Thai Ker Singaporean Architect and Master Planner
Notable interments Wong Ming Yang (1951–1982), first spouse of 3rd Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Lim Chin Siong (1933–1996), former Secretary-General of Barisan Sosialis Lee Chin Koon (1903–1997), father of 1st Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Wee Kim Wee (1915–2005), 4th President of Singapore Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010), 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Toh Chin Chye (1921–2012), 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Koh Sok Hiong (1916–2018), former First Lady of Singapore and spouse of 4th President Wee Kim Wee
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See also Other non-government crematoria and columbarium in Singapore include: Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Kranji State Cemetery – traditional burial options for notable persons in Singapore Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng – Chinese clan-based non-government columbarium
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